With Granatelli being out of the game and my general distaste for Eibach springs I went with Australian based King Springs. I had a set on my GTO that I absolutely loved. Total shipped over the pond was $330 USD.
Part Numbers:
KHFL-151SL
KHRL-152SSLHD
I'll post up when the get here and before/after pics.
(the pic below is not my car. Just an example of the drop)
Update: 1/16/17
Springs are here! Arrived this afternoon. Going to be a bit of delay because the car is currently getting some other work done and wont be back for a couple of weeks.
I had Kings springs on my GTO before i went coil-overs. they are great. They were superior in quality then the Pedders I had on previously. do you have a link to the vendor you sourced them from?
I only had bad experience with Intrax Springs on an old Volvo sagging like no other.
I have had a set sitting for the GXP but then I hit a pothole and had the bottom pan replaced and the bumper painted on the bottom so I decided against lowering.
Maybe I will pop them on the SS at a later date or back on the GXP with the new VE FE3 parts I bought before they were discontinued.
MRC isn't as prevalent in AU since it's only seen in more expensive HSV models.
It's been proven on many forums across different GM models that a mild drop will not hurt the system. After all, the damper portion of MRC is nothing fancy. It merely has particles with magnetic properties suspended in the fluid contained within the cartridge. The MRC system applies a current across a coil surrounding the cartridge, the resulting magnetic field is what alters the viscosity. This fluid is always going through a fixed orifice, but it will travel slower the higher the viscosity.
There's nothing contained within the damper that will "wear out" faster after lowering unless you crash through the bump stops everywhere you drive.
The regular low would suit you best. I have an email into King to get exact spring rates. I remember stumbling upon them, but cannot remember where that info went.
Eibach's on my GTO collapsed after 1 summer of racing. Plus, the fronts tend to be about a half inch too high on most cars. I worked with them to get the problem solved, but in the end they told me to shove it because I raced the car.
Ditto... I want to keep my ground clearance and suspension geometry and have slightly stiffer rates. I've done enough suspension work with my cars to know the sweet spot is usually a .5"-.75" spring with good slightly siffer rates. Had some Racecomps on my BRZ that worked wonders before I started going with coilovers. Maybe I should shoot them an email to see if they can make something?
Yeah, their website left something to be desired for knowing the heights. I found where it said the Super Lows were 10-20mm lower than the Regular Lows and the Ultra Lows were another 10-20mm lower than the Super Lows.
I didn't find where it said the drop of the Regular Lows but if it's 30mm, that still leaves a wide margin of 40-50mm for the Super Low and 50-70mm for the Ultra Lows. That's a big range when it comes to a drop.
Bummer that the King Springs spring rate is so much higher than stock. That’s going to really change ride quality regardless of the amount of lowering.
Stock was 28 3/8" front 28 1/2" rear. King's "30mm" drop springs are more like 1/4" drop. Now at just a hair over 28" front and exactly 28" rear. Can't win for losing. Well these springs ride and handle awesome though. Better than factory and leaps and bounds better than Eibachs. Hopefully they settle another 1/4" at least.
The springs listed are technically G8--just as the H&R springs are. There may be VF-specific springs listed in some AU source or Lovell's web site--haven't looked.
With Granatelli being out of the game and my general distaste for Eibach springs I went with Australian based King Springs. I had a set on my GTO that I absolutely loved. Total shipped over the pond was $330 USD.
Part Numbers:
KHFL-151SL
KHRL-152SSLHD
I'll post up when the get here and before/after pics.
With Granatelli being out of the game and my general distaste for Eibach springs I went with Australian based King Springs. I had a set on my GTO that I absolutely loved. Total shipped over the pond was $330 USD.
Part Numbers:
KHFL-151SL
KHRL-152SSLHD
I'll post up when the get here and before/after pics.
Bummer that the King Springs spring rate is so much higher than stock. That’s going to really change ride quality regardless of the amount of lowering. Now that I see the Granatelli spring rate, it makes sense that guys that are running these springs are happy with the ride comfort. Problem with the Granatelli is the large drop. So there does not seem to be a happy compromise yet.
For me, the ride quality of the OEM springs and MRC is pretty close to perfect for a sport sedan, and the MRC works great to alter the handling feeling from decently comfortable to fairly sporty. But the fender gap is so large!
I wonder if Granatelli would be willing to make a production run of springs set to their normal rate, but 0.5” or so taller? I for one would sign up for a group buy for this spring.
While I agree that I don't want a super high spring rate, there is something else to consider here.
If the other lowering springs spring rates aren't bumped up enough, you'll constantly be hitting the stops on bumps and such. This is far and away worse on your ride quality than just stiff springs alone and makes the car less predictable. Just something to consider but from what I've seen on here, I don't think that's really a problem with our spring options.
I'm very tempted in the 0 drop springs that have the lowest increase in spring rates. If they sag some after they settle in, then they may work out just perfect.
Well it seems to me that Granatelli is still the best option. They need 25 to make them. I believe they have 5 sold already. So lets all get them now, I'm sure once everyone starts getting there 2017's that the orders will go up.
Funny thing, Just received a set of Granatelli springs and they didn't do a good job of taking the King logo and part # of them before shipping them. 152SSSL
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